How to Process Tragedy

A woman emailed me this week asking how she could process the tragic bombings in Boston. I was honestly at a loss for what to tell her. It’s hard for kindhearted people to understand what could go on in the mind of someone who would want to wreak such mayhem. I know I can’t get my head around it.

What I do know for myself, is that I don’t want what happened to cripple me and my ability to be an epicenter of good in the world. I’m not in Boston, I’m not a paramedic, I’m not able to search for clues about what really happened, but I am here and I can be kind and loving and considerate in the world in which I walk. I can pray for rapid healing of those affected. I can give money to the victims to help pay for medical costs. And I can pray to be the instrument of God’s evolutionary plan for humankind.

What I guess I’m saying is that I don’t want to be stuck because of someone else’s actions. Then pain and fear and hatred win. I want to let Love win through me and in me. In the end, Love always wins.